The Blossom and the Sword (1973)

The Blossom and the Sword (1973)

1973-11-17 Japan 149 Min. PG-13
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Overview

Tai Kato’s early 20th century set yakuza epic about an ordinary merchant girl (Hiroko Maki) who crosses paths with an assassin (Tetsuya Watari). The encounter sends her to jail as a suspected accomplice. Years later she marries a yakuza boss, whose gang is affiliated with working class people.

Cast

真木洋子 is Mine Kondô
Mine Kondô
渡哲也 is Seijirô Tanaka
Seijirô Tanaka
任田順好 is Tsuru Ogawa
Tsuru Ogawa
安部徹 is Tsuyoshi Kishimoto
Tsuyoshi Kishimoto
北大路欣也 is Captain Sakagami
Captain Sakagami
加藤剛 is Toyohiko Kagawa
Toyohiko Kagawa
村井国夫 is Minoru Ôhama
Minoru Ôhama
曽我廼家明蝶 is Kinzô Nagata
Kinzô Nagata